Amish

adjective

ˈä-mish  ˈa- 

ˈā-

: of or relating to a strict sect of Mennonites who were followers of Amman and settled in America chiefly in the 18th century

Amish noun

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German amisch, from Jacob Amman died before 1730 Swiss Mennonite elder + -isch -ish

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Amish

adjective

ˈäm-ish  ˈam- 

ˈām-

: of or relating to the Mennonites who were followers of Amman and settled in America

Amish noun

Etymology

probably from German amisch, from Jacob Amman or Amen, flourished 1693–97, Swiss Mennonite bishop